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Latitude: 51.7199 / 51°43'11"N
Longitude: -3.8504 / 3°51'1"W
OS Eastings: 272274
OS Northings: 203970
OS Grid: SN722039
Mapcode National: GBR H1.2S85
Mapcode Global: VH4JZ.61SC
Plus Code: 9C3RP49X+WR
Entry Name: The War Memorial
Listing Date: 13 March 2003
Last Amended: 13 March 2003
Grade: II
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 80993
Building Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary
ID on this website: 300080993
Location: Prominently sited at the junction of Herbert Street and Holly Street in the centre of Pontardawe.
County: Neath Port Talbot
Town: Swansea
Community: Pontardawe
Community: Pontardawe
Built-Up Area: Pontardawe
Traditional County: Glamorgan
Tagged with: War memorial
War Memorial to fallen of 1914-1918 war, probably c1920.
War Memorial, silver granite, obelisk on plinth with corner detached shafts, raised on large square pedestal with plinth. Obelisk is tapering square, broached to octagonal at tip and with relief sword carved on front. It stands on plinth with curved profile cap over block with detached column shaft at each angle and raised base, itself on large square pedestal with sunk square panel each side, on plinth with coved moulding. Circular Portland stone base. Front has bronze plaques with raised letters in laurel-leaf surrounds, a large one with names on the pedestal, a smaller commemorative plaque on the plinth above. Right side has similar plaques to dead of 1939-1945 war.
Included as a well-designed war memorial prominently sited in the centre of the town.
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